Player Dossier

2016-2019

Purdue

Brycen Hopkins

TE • 6'5" • 245 lbs • Nashville, TN, USA

Vertical playmakerExplosive finisher

Brycen Hopkins reads as a vertical playmaker based on recent role and receiving efficiency.

Usage Score

21.6

Efficiency

78

Consistency

64.9

Season Value

65.9

Career Arc

Value trend by season

Best season by value score: 2019 Regular Season · Purdue

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Snapshot

Career Teams
1
Seasons Tracked
6
Program Path
Purdue
Peak Game
Peak game by takeover score: Indiana

Scouting Read

Best season and peak-game context are pinned here so the rest of the page can stay analytical without losing the headline story.

Brycen Hopkins, TE. Best season Best season by value score: 2019 Regular Season · Purdue. Brycen Hopkins reads as a vertical playmaker based on recent role and receiving efficiency.

Player insights

Lead takeaway

Best season by value score: 2019 Regular Season

Purdue paired 830 primary output with 78 efficiency.

Supporting note

2019 Regular Season role shape

target-driven usage with 78 efficiency.

Supporting note

Career value is trending up

2019 Regular Season improved on the prior stop by season value score.

Supporting note

Peak game by takeover score: Indiana

Loss with an explosive receiving profile. It landed in the 100th percentile of the selected season.

Analysis workspace

Season Workbench

Filter the strongest season sample, inspect game-level shape, and then drop into the full log without losing the story of the year.

Season Explorer

Understand the selected season before dropping into the full game log.

2019 Regular Season · Purdue

Games

11

Receiving Yards / G

75.5

Efficiency

78

Usage

21.6

Consistency

64.9

Best Game by takeover score

Indiana

Hover a point or expand a game row to keep the active game context visible here.

Game-by-Game Trend

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Chronological game order.

Game by game trend chart. Nevada: 84. Vanderbilt: 41. TCU: 77. Penn State: 3. Maryland: 140. Iowa: 51. Illinois: 45. Nebraska: 97. Northwestern: 23. Wisconsin: 127. Indiana: 142

Volume vs Efficiency

Low volume / high quality

High volume / high quality

Low volume / lower quality

High volume / lower quality

Volume on the x-axis, quality on the y-axis.

Volume versus efficiency scatter chart. Nevada: 6 by 93.3. Vanderbilt: 3 by 91.1. TCU: 4 by 100. Penn State: 1 by 20. Maryland: 10 by 93.3. Iowa: 5 by 68. Illinois: 5 by 60. Nebraska: 8 by 80.8. Northwestern: 3 by 51.1. Wisconsin: 8 by 100. Indiana: 8 by 100

Split Comparison

Wins75.3 · n=4 · -0.3 vs Losses
Losses75.6 · n=7 · +0.3 vs Wins
First Half66 · n=6 · -20.8 vs Second Half
Second Half86.8 · n=5 · +20.8 vs First Half

Game Log

Dense stat lines with inline explanations and season-linked highlights.

11 games

Featured metric

Receiving Yards

Top game by takeover score

Indiana

Best efficiency game

100 vs Indiana

Result
Sat 11/30vs Indiana100 receiving yards · High volumeL 41-44814217.817.80272
Sat 11/23@ Wisconsin100 receiving yards · High volumeL 24-45812715.915.90237
Sat 11/9@ NorthwesternW 24-223237.77.70010
Sat 11/2vs NebraskaHigh volumeW 31-2789712.112.10026
Sat 10/26vs IllinoisL 6-2454599020
Sat 10/19@ IowaL 20-2655110.210.20028
Sat 10/12vs Maryland100 receiving yards · High volumeW 40-14101401414038
Sat 10/5@ Penn StateL 7-35133303
Sat 9/14vs TCUL 13-3447719.319.30038
Sat 9/7vs Vanderbilt2+ TDW 42-2434113.713.70220
Sat 8/31@ NevadaL 31-346841414126

Career Arc

Track team changes, role shifts, and season-to-season movement.

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    Purdue

    2016-2019

    Opening stop

Season Progression

201620172017201820182019
SeasonTeamPrimaryEfficiencyUsageDelta
2016 Regular SeasonPurdue18371.16.1
2017 PostseasonPurdue3497311.8166
2017 Regular SeasonPurdue3497311.80
2018 PostseasonPurdue58377.411.7234
2018 Regular SeasonPurdue58377.411.70
2019 Regular SeasonPurdue8307821.6247

Signature Performances

Top Games

#1 Featured game

Indiana

Loss with an explosive receiving profile.

142

Primary metric

142 receiving yards with a 100 efficiency score.

#2

Ohio

85

Primary metric

Win with an explosive receiving profile.

85 receiving yards with a 100 efficiency score.

#3

Maryland

140

Primary metric

Win with an explosive receiving profile.

140 receiving yards with a 93.3 efficiency score.

#4

Wisconsin

127

Primary metric

Loss with an explosive receiving profile.

127 receiving yards with a 100 efficiency score.

#5

Missouri

136

Primary metric

Loss with an explosive receiving profile.

136 receiving yards with a 100 efficiency score.

Top Seasons

#1 Season by value score

2019 Regular Season · Purdue

830 primary output · 78 efficiency · 21.6 usage

65.9

#2

2018 Postseason · Purdue

51

583 primary · 77.4 efficiency · 11.7 usage

#3

2018 Regular Season · Purdue

51

583 primary · 77.4 efficiency · 11.7 usage

Milestones

5

100+ receiving yards

4

8+ catch outings

4

2+ TD games

Bio, Recruit, and Data Context

Recruit Profile

3★

Class 2015 · Rating 0.8053

Ensworth · Nashville, TN

Committed To
Purdue
Commit Date
Jan 1, 2015

Career Facts

1

Career teams

6

Seasons tracked

1,945

Career Receiving Yards

Data Context

Coverage spans 6 tracked seasons, 40 games, and base opponent context only. Derived metrics fall back to raw production when share or rating context is missing.

Quick Answers

Brycen Hopkins quick answers

Recruiting profile

3-star recruit

Position
TE
Teams played for
1
Seasons tracked
6
Career receiving yards
1,945